About Enabling Accessibility for Smart View

You do not need to enable accessibility specifically for Smart View; it is always in accessible mode. Smart View output is in the form of Excel spreadsheets, Word documents, and PowerPoint slides, which are accessible through Microsoft Office. For information about Excel, Word, or PowerPoint accessibility, refer to Microsoft Office product documentation.

Working with JAWS

If you are using JAWS® Screen Reading Software:

• Oracle recommends using the Microsoft Edge Chromium browser.

• You must enable JAWS to read ListView headers, as described in Enabling JAWS to Read ListView Headers.

• In Excel, when a dialog is launched directly from a button on an add-in ribbon (such as the Smart View ribbon or the Planning Ad Hoc ribbon), JAWS reads the location and content of the selected cell before reading the dialog content. An example of this is when launching the Options dialog box from the Smart View ribbon. The selected cell’s location and content is read before the Options dialog content. When a dialog is launched using a drop-down menu on a ribbon button, the dialog content is read directly (and not the selected cell’s location or content). An example of this is the Build Function command in Functions drop-down menu on the Smart View ribbon. After selecting the Build Function command, the content of the Select Function dialog is immediately read.

Enabling JAWS to Read ListView Headers

ListViews display information in a table format within the Smart View user interface. Examples of dialog boxes that display information in the ListView format are Select Forms or Manage Journals.

ListView headers are the column headings within a ListView. By default, JAWS does not read the ListView headers; however, you can enable JAWS to read them.

To enable JAWS to read ListView headers:

1. Ensure that JAWS is running.

2. Within a ListView, select a row containing data, then press Insert+F2.

3. In the Run JAWS Manager dialog box, select Customize ListView and press Enter.

   The Customize Headers dialog box is displayed

4. In the Column Headers group, select the Speak Custom Text AND Header option.

5. Click OK to save the changes.

JAWS should begin speaking the column headers in the ListView element. If this doesn't happen, restart the Office application.